{"id":3051,"date":"2012-10-23T02:46:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T02:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=3051"},"modified":"2025-10-01T16:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:32:15","slug":"jewish-cemetery-penang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sabbatical3.net\/blog\/?p=3051","title":{"rendered":"Jewish Cemetery: Penang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gates to Jewish Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Yesterday, we ventured into Chinatown, Little India, and then to the Jewish Cemetery.\u00a0 The cemetery is on Zainal Abidin Road, but was called Jahudi Road in the past.\u00a0 The Indian-Malaysian caretaker lives in the cemetery with his family and was happy to open the gates and show us around.<\/p>\n

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Caretaker of the Jewish Cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Oldest grave Mrs. Shoshan Levi, July, 1835<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Most recent grave — Mordecai David Mordecai, July 2011<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is only one Jewish-Malaysian passport holder left — Mr. Mordecai’s niece, who lives in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n

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view of the cemetery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Grave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One grave in the cemetery is kept up by the British government.\u00a0 It is that of Eliaho Hayeem Victor Cohen, a Lieutenant\u00a0 in the British Indian Army killed in an accident on 10 October 1941.<\/p>\n

The Penang Jewish Community reached its peak numbers around 1900.\u00a0 Today only some Russian refugees are said to remain.<\/p>\n

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Hameediya Restaurant (established 1907)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We went to the Hameediya Indian-Malay restaurant for lunch.\u00a0 Physically, it is not much to look at, but the food is great and cheap.\u00a0 We had some rendang beef, Laura’s favorite dish, as well as curry, martabah, and naan.<\/p>\n

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The owner and waiter pose with Laura<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Prepared food at Hameediya Restaurant<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Pitt Street (now Lorong Pitt) in Chinatown. I stayed here in 1974 when I spend about 3 weeks in Penang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tomorrow we will leave the Straits Quay Marina heading for the islands of Langkawi.\u00a0 We will anchor out in southern Langkawi the first night, and then make our way to the Rebak Marina on Rebak Island the next day.<\/p>\n

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M.<\/p>\n

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  Yesterday, we ventured into Chinatown, Little India, and then to the Jewish Cemetery.\u00a0 The cemetery is on Zainal Abidin Road, but was called Jahudi Road in the past.\u00a0 The Indian-Malaysian caretaker lives in the cemetery with his family and was happy to open the gates and show us around. There is only one Jewish-Malaysian … <\/p>\n

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